‘Fright Night’ Sequel Comes to Home Video
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Just in time for Halloween, the sequel to the 2011 remake of “Fright Night” arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, Oct. 1. It is unrated. Titled “Fright Night 2: New Blood,” this direct-to-video sequel feature an all-new cast. It centers on Gerri Dandrid [...]
‘Room 237’ Doc Shines on SundanceNOW
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been more than 30 years since the release of Stanley Kubrick’s  “The Shining,” yet this horror film, adapted from a Stephen King novel, continues to fascinate audiences. For some, “The Shining,” which starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall as  [...]
Hader & Co. Load Up in ‘Cloudy 2’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Flint, “Baby” Brent, Sam, Earl and the rest of food world gang return for seconds in “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.” The gastronomical animated action comedy picks up just moments after the 2009 original ended, with inventor Flint and friends h [...]
Lifeless ‘CBGB’ More Junk Than Punk
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The lifeless, unconvincing and unfocused “CBGB” is the utter antithesis of everything it should have celebrated. Named for the iconic Bowery club that served as a launching pad for numerous punk and new wave bands in the 1970s, the movie  [...]